DPS: Weslaco teen accused of pointing laser at helicopter

WESLACO, Texas ( ValleyCentral ) — The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a Weslaco teenager accused of pointing a laser at a helicopter. J...

August 3, 2023
3:38 AM

WESLACO, Texas ( ValleyCentral ) — The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a Weslaco teenager accused of pointing a laser at a helicopter. Josue Siguenza was arrested on a charge of illumination of an aircraft with a laser pointer, according to Hidalgo County Jail records. On Tuesday, a Texas DPS pilot broadcasted that a laser pointer was being pointed at them. At 1:20 a.m. a trooper responded to the 1800 block of N. Texas Blvd. in Weslaco after the pilot provided coordinates, a probable cause affidavit stated.